Daniel Bahr
Daniel Bahr | |
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Bahr in 2012 | |
| Federal Minister of Health | |
| In office 12 May 2011 – 17 December 2013 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Philipp Rösler |
| Succeeded by | Hermann Gröhe |
| Leader of the Free Democratic Party in North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 27 November 2010 – 13 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Andreas Pinkwart |
| Succeeded by | Christian Lindner |
| Parliamentary Secretary of State for Health | |
| In office 29 October 2009 – 11 May 2011 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Minister | Philipp Rösler |
| Preceded by | Marion Caspers-Merk |
| Succeeded by | Ulrike Flach |
| Member of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 17 October 2002 – 22 October 2013 | |
| Constituency | FDP List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1976 Lahnstein, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | FDP |
| Spouse | Judy Witten |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Münster |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Website | daniel-bahr |
Daniel Bahr (German pronunciation: [ˈdaːni̯eːl ˈbaːɐ̯, ˈdaːni̯ɛl -]; born 4 November 1976) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as Federal Minister of Health from 2011 to 2013. His party failed to get a seat in Bundestag at the 2013 federal elections, and he started to work for Allianz insurance group. Due to his previous position as Minister of Health, his move to a private sector healthcare player has been heavily criticized by the public.